June 11, 2014Driving up to the Col from France was OK but not inspiring-- be aware of free range cows and their end products!! The Spanish side was superb--road surface great, traffic almost absent, brilliant ride down to the foothills and valleys. GPS (Zumo 550) got a bit confused, but you can't really go wrong----great ride.

January 19, 2014We rode from Swiss side into Italy in June 2012. The ride up to the summit was scenic with plenty of enjoyable sweeping bends. Dropping down into Italy was \"challenging\" but still enjoyable. Take care when exiting some of the unlit tunnels, often wet and straight onto tight hairpins. Brilliant scenery.

January 19, 2014We rode this pass in June 2013 and despite riding over the peak in a blizzard (interesting) really enjoyed the scenery when the snow gave way to rain. I\'d love to try it again in better weather.